Southwark

An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of
Saint John within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey or the fourth day of
August in the thirty first year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord< no role > George the third by the
year of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King defender of the faith and so
faith before Thomas Shelton< no role > Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the City
of London and Borough of Southwark on view of the Body of a Man unknown now
in lying dead by the Oath of Siddale Hopkins< no role > William Samell< no role > , Thomas Heath< no role >
Marnmaduke Shaw< no role > William Wlkinson< no role > Richard Corner< no role > John Hogg< no role > Henry Corner< no role > William
[..] William Heycock< no role > William Curtis< no role > James Taylor< no role > was Charles Straned
good and lawful men of the Borough od Southwark aforesaid in the said County of Surrey
the being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to Inquire for and said Lord the
[..] when here saw in what manner the said man unknown came to his Death
may upon their Oath that the said Man unknown then lately before accidentally
casually and by misfortune fill into the River Thames said in and with the Nouters of
the said River was then lately before suffocated and Craw and Of which said suffocations
and Dormoning the said Man unknown did then lately before die And so the Jurors
aforesaid upon their Oath aforesaid do say that the said Man unknown in manner
and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated
and Drowned In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Siddale
Hopkins the foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows
in their presence have to this Inquisition set their hands and Seals the day
Year and place first above written.

Siddale Hopkins< no role > [mark] Foreman